Author: John

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You’ll never know the real story


GeekWire had a couple of stories yesterday about start-up exits. They're in keeping with the usual exit article: Smiling faces, we're very happy to be acquired by a competitor whom we previously said we were better than, etc. I'm not picking on GeekWire — all of our news sources, mainstream or otherwise, have this problem. I'm reminded … Continue reading You’ll never know the real story →

Coffee Meets Bagel is hiring


My company has a few openings. A very cool one is a Senior Data Scientist position. We grind through masses of data to find great connections between people. We're not sifting through lifeless data like online ad views, marketing analytics, or real-estate commissions. Our data is the stuff of personal connections, relationships, and desires! From the … Continue reading Coffee Meets Bagel is hiring →

Mac Numbers


I want to use Numbers when I need to graph data. I want to like it. But its charting and graphing capabilities pale in comparison to Microsoft Excel. This app is Apple's red-haired stepchild.

Stockholm Syndrome


Today I had brunch with a friend who works for a former employer. I was in the same team, reporting to the same clueless manager. Since leaving, I've tried to understand (with the perspective of some distance) how the job went sideways so quickly, why the company allows the manager to continue burning money, and why my … Continue reading Stockholm Syndrome →